Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-03
BLUE-RlDGE BALL.
4 BRILLIANT GERMAN AT THIS WELL
KHowN HEALTH FOUNTAIN.
Beautiful Women and Handsome Dresses
Progres,ivs-Euchre Party-Hay.
Riding and other Pleasures.
Correspondence Of the Richmond DIspa,ch.I


Riding and other Pleasures.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.)
BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS, Aug. l, 1887.
Among the numerous amusements
devised and provided for our enter
tainment at this charming resort during
the past week special mention must be
made of the german given last Friday
night by Mr.. and Mrs. Phil. i. Brown,
which was by far the most brilliant,
successful, and altogether enjoyable
OF the season. As the house and cot
tages are full almost TO oyertiowing,
there was no need to issue
many invitations, and nearly all the
participants were regular guests. Your
readers OF the gentle sex will probably
be interested in the costumes which
converted the fine ballroom for the
time being into gay and glittcrlng
Kaleidoscope Of ever-shifting color,
presenting new contrasts and combina-
lions with every bar OF the accompa-
nying music, and retaining similarity
in only one respect namely, their ex-
ceeding attractiveness. The fair ladies'
who adorned the dresses are, of course,
Undesirable, as the revelation Of their
names will at once prove.
LADIES AND THEIR TOILETS.
The chaperonesw were as follows Mrs.
L. $. Huttcr, of Lynchburg-silver-
gray brocaded satin, cn traiRc, with
black trimmings and diamonds; Mrs.
&. ID. Langhorne, OF Richmond-black
velvet, cn frdinc, diamond ornaments
Mrs. George McAdams, of Richmond
cream null with heliotrope trimmings
and diamonds Mrs. T.. VI. Emerson.
of Wilmington, n. C.-ruby velvet
with escurial lace and diamonds.
The ladies who took part in the ger
man were Mrs. James Branch, OF Rich
mond, in canary silk, with white lace
and diamonds; Mrs. Moncure Perkins,
of Richmond, in amber satin with Grim
son flowers Miss Tenant, OF st. Louis,
i'll pale-blue silk with point applique
and pearls ; Miss Mamie Tenant, in
green silk with white lace trimmings
Miss Irene pleasants, of Richmond, i'll
white organdie trimmed with blue Miss
Halle Hutter, of Lynchburg, in hello
trope and pink silk Miss Alice Clarke.
of Augusta, Ga, in combination Of
pink and blue satin, with ostrich fea.
theIs and pearls; Miss Upchurch, of Ra-
leigh, \. c.. in hcliotrope surah
trimmed with valenciennes lace Miss
Juliet Powers, OF Richmond, in light
blue satin trimmed with gilt Gauze !;
Miss Lulie Powers, IN cardinal albatross
and white silk null; Miss Levy, of New
Orleans. in handsome white silk, and
Miss Heatherington, of Philadelphia,
in hand painted white satin.
THE GENTLEMEN DANCERS.
Their escorts were Mcssrs. ii. G.
Pickett. of Norfolk. and Ed Frye, Of
Coynors Springs leaders; Perkins,
of Richmond; Tansill OF Lynchburg;
Plait, of st. Louis Winter of st.
Louis: Cosby, of Lynchburg Allen,
of Richmond ; holland, Of Baltimore
Norycll, Of Roanoke; Selinas. of
Charleston. 5. c. ; Sch0n. of Rich
mond; Nenable, of Farmvillo Ne
Clanalan, Of Roanoke; Williams, OF
Bufordsvillc.
Numbers OF ladies who did not
dance were seated around the room and
greatly enhanced the beauty OF the
scene. Among these were Mrs. Joseph
Estes. Of Richmond, in blue satin,
with hand-painted front of tiger lilies
and daisies Mrs. Edwin Sublett, OF
St. Louis, in garnet silk brocaded vel
vet and diamonds; Mrs. James Pritch-
cit, Of Danyillc. in wine-colored silk
and garnet passementeric : Miss Marie
Bowen. of New York, in pink surah with
drapuy of white llama lace Miss
Mohenry, Of Georgia, in striped white
silk and diamond ornaments; Miss
Eliza Cole, of Richmond, i'll white
crepe with soft ruchings OF crepe lissc
Miss Carrie Miller, IN corn-cOlored
figured null Miss Sue Miller, i'll
lght-blue null with white flowers Miss
Gamble. Of st. Louis, in white cash
mere trimmed with pink gauze surah.
The bouquets and favors were elegant
i'll the extreme, and the enjoyment OF
the dancers and spectators was made
complete when ice-cream and other re-
freshments were served at about mid
night. The evening Will long lie re-
membored as one OF the most pleasant
of the whole summer. and the kind host
and hostess were fully entitled to the
grateful acknowledgements which
where unanimously voted them by the
company.
PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE PARTY, ETC.
On the following evening Saturday
a progressive-euchr party was given
by some of the lady guests of the house,
i'll which twenty four players engaged.
The prime movers in the affair We're
Mrs. 6. ID. Langhorne and Mrs. L. VI.
Emerson, to whose excellent manage
ment was due the entire success of the
programme, which included charming
little supper after the distribution of
the prizes. The latter were won by
Mrs. James Pritchett, Mrs. James
Branch, Mr.. G. ID. Langhorne, and
Mr.. Platt. There were BOBBY" prizes
also; but at these 1.-the line had better
be drawn possibly from motives of
modesty. The programme for the pre-
sent week is not yet completed, but it
will embrace several interesting aud
novel features-hay-rid a phantom
ball, lawn-party, &c. We have good
deal Of really good amateur musical
talent among the guests, and inn
promptu concerts are of daily occlr-
renee.
The month of August promises to be
gay and merry throughout. With good
air, good fare, and good company,
there is nothing left to desire except,
perhaps, some more of the latter, OF
which one can scarcely have too much.
Yours, Fun.